explicitly
/ɪks ˈplɪ sət li/
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Definition(s):
- (adv) in an explicit manner
Usage(s):
- The bill does not explicitly say that.
- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says the president supports language in health overhaul legislation that explicitly prohibits money for abortions.
- He could explicitly relax or tweak his deadline for congressional action.
Quotes
- "Iran, openly, explicitly and publicly threatens to wipe Israel off the map. Can you say that this is the same level, when they are aspiring to have nuclear weapons, as America, France, Israel, Russia?," Olmert replied.on Dec 11, 2006 By: Ehud Olmert Source: Reuters Canada
- "It took us too long after people started contacting us to change the product so that users had to explicitly approve what they wanted to share," Zuckerberg said. "Instead of acting quickly, we took too long to decide on the right solution....on Dec 5, 2007 By: Mark Zuckerberg Source: Reuters India
- "It is explicitly clear from these images that this is the indiscriminate killing of whales, where you have a whale and its calf killed in this way," Australian Environment Minister Peter Garrett told reporters.on Feb 6, 2008 By: Peter Garrett Source: International Herald Tribune
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